Cichlid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various tropical and subtropical freshwater fishes of the family Cichlidae, many of which are popular as aquarium fish.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of many tropical fish, of the family Cichlidae, popular as aquarium fish.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A fish of the family Cichlidæ.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    percoid    percoid fish    percoidean   
    Hyponym
    bolti    tilapia nilotica   
    Form
    ram cichlid   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    zoonotic    dry-fly    fur seal    anadromous    puffer    fresh-caught    two-meter    ganoid    remora    longline   
     
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